In 2016, archaeologists were conducting excavations at a 16th-century cemetery in the small fishing town of Huanchaco, which ...

With concerns that mpox may now spread more easily and be more severe, researchers warn that failing to curb the outbreak means “nobody is safe.” ...

Social media users claim a vaccine approved for use against mpox could cause a smallpox outbreak, but the only thing ...

Mpox, caused by the mpox virus, resembles smallpox but is generally milder. The disease spreads through close contact with ...

Georgetown University announced the three inaugural winners of the Magis Prize, which awards $100,000 in research funding and two semesters of leave to associate professors who demonstrate exceptional ...

False claims linking smallpox vaccination to HIV/AIDS have been shared on social media following the outbreak of mpox.

In August 2024, the World Health Organization (WHO) released an in-depth position paper addressing the use of vaccines ...

The case fatality rate due to the clade Ib outbreak ranges from 4 percent to 10 percent, compared to 1.4 percent from ...

Women with smallpox infection during pregnancy have higher rates of abortions, stillbirths, and preterm deliveries than women without the disease. Pregnant women have high incidences of ...

It causes a painful rash and is sometimes lethal, although it causes less severe disease than the related smallpox virus. As we’ve previously written, there are two main types, or clades ...

Analysis revealed the existence of a new virus of the orthopox genus of the poxvirus family, related to that of human smallpox. It was named monkeypox virus. In the following years, it caused ...

Mpox virus has affected 115 countries and has been declared a Global Health Emergency by WHO. It can spread through direct contact and contaminated objects. Though the smallpox vaccine offers some ...